I was just looking the Canadian Database and found the data for the old 9 tower WKJR...WKBZ 1520 array. The spacings would have been almost perfect for diplexing the four corner towers. Probably could have gotten pretty close to 1 kW Day and Night with that also. But it's gone, replaced by some Apar...

I do see that both of these could most likely be replaced as Class D facilities nondirectional, to keep the licenses, and Class B with a 2 tower array with 250 watts Night for 1480. I'd get the application for WKNR 850 and see if they ran any radials for WKBZ...WGVS. But really, they BOTH would need...

When I was resetting my clocks, I received the following. Much electrical interference. Inside with telescoping whip. 3330 kHz CHU 5000 khz WWV 10000 kHz WWV No 15000 kHz WWV No 7850 khz CHU. A week of so ago, I heard WWVH in the background on 10000 kHz and 15000 kHz. There were good conditions, and...

Because of the current favorable financing of noncommercial stations, based on tax favorable contributions vs. advertising revenue, they were able to repair the whole WKBZ/WGVS 850 transmitting station a few years ago. It blasts in at Night in Northern Michigan with IDFs in excess of 5 kW equivalent...

With the software and other information available without spending tens of thousands of dollars, WKBZ/WGVS would also be restricted to around 20 watts nondirectional PSSA. Possibly it could be 250 watts nondirectional Days by measuring contours/conductivity at the site. Seems like Cleveland's most p...

I think WGVU 1480 could diplex WJRW 1340 from a technical location standpoint Daytime. The licensee and the tower owner are likely to be cantankerous, however. Keep in mind that WMAX used to be located about 1/4 to 1/2 mile from WLAV/WJRW 1340. There are some very well protected AMs in Ohio and Indi...

Recently I got a Stellar 4 element FM yagi from Newark which is one of the few beams still made. Found instructions on how to add a 5th element for a bit more gain but with some F/B loss and did that mod. The antenna is only about 15 feet above the ground for now. Also bought a heavily modded Sony ...

WARD 750 Petoskey uses the stock Stellar 30-2460 4 element FM antenna to pull in WLDR 101.9 off air to simulcast. It's a good 50-55 miles away, and I have noticed no fading. Just found a rotator control box I had put away. The CM/Archer Rotator motor has a flat bottom and I might try it on the deck ...

Roger kept ownership of the nice tower on Taylor Road, until Roy didn't pay the tower rent. That certainly is a nice tower site, isn't it? About 350 feet AAT at ground level as I recall. The powers that be in Benzie County were bound and determined that no new towers be built in Benzie County. So, ...

Signal range has more to do with the local signal milieu, stations and translators. In the case of WBCT, the station in Harrietta, WKAD, limits it in areas formerly receiving fringe service. Keep in mind that WBCT would not be allowed any more than 50 kw/150 meters if it had been authorized today or...

Looks like the tower is still there, circa 300 feet tall. https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=117892 The WLMB Channel 40 tower is a least twice as far away from Toledo. I don't see how Mr. Deutsch thought it was so far away. Another article by Mr. Deutsch shows the ...

I never saw the old WNZK array, but I heard it was closer to DTW and had three towers. It was 500 watts, and probably had pattern conditions toward WLW, and perhaps the vacant CHYR 710 allotment and CFTR 680. My guess is that the maximum was to the NNW.

Apparently, the Jones Boy DJ memories of WGLN weren't as positive as John Landecker's were of WTRX. Sounds like the main thing Ken Deutsch didn't like was the Country Music format at WGLN vs. the Top 40 Format at WTRX. Deutsch refers to driving miles and miles out to the transmitter building where t...

The History Card says 0.5 miles south of Berkey, OH on Route 295, in answer to the original question.

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/c ... r_id=83799

Mike Shaw, from Toledo, used the "Home Of The Jones Boys" concept first at WTRX 1330 Flint circa 1965. All the DJs used the stage name Jones. Most were famous Joneses, like Davy, Casey, John Paul, etc. John Landecker used the Jones name he picked out, "Dow Jones", at his first open air Top 40 gig, i...